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Tom Lehrer, musical satirist, dies

The Harvard Crimson · 2h

Tom Lehrer ’47, Mathematician and Musician Who Set Wicked Satire to Cheery Tunes, Dies at 97

Thomas A. Lehrer ’47 — a beloved musician and mathematics instructor who set sardonic commentary to upbeat piano melodies — died on July 26. He was 97.

The New York Times · 5d

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97

A mathematician by training, he acquired a devoted following with songs that set sardonic lyrics to music that was often maddeningly cheerful.

The Associated Press on MSN · 4d

Tom Lehrer, song satirist and Harvard mathematician, dies at 97

Popular song satirist Tom Lehrer, who abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died at 97.

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Tom Lehrer, song satirist and Harvard mathematician, has died

Tom Lehrer gained a popular following in the 1950s and ’60s lampooning marriage, politics, racism ,and the Cold War, and then ...

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Here’s every mention of Harvard in the lyrics of Tom Lehrer

Musician and satirist Tom Lehrer stuck his alma mater into his music. Here's all the times he was singing about Harvard.

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